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Two days after the election, who will be president still is unknown, hanging on votes still being counted in five states. In Montana, 96.23 percent of the votes are counted and Republicans took a clean sweep in the statewide and federal elections, including U.S. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., defeating Democratic Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney 54 percent to 42 percent with the votes counted. Republican State Auditor Matt Rosendale defeated former state Rep. Kathleen Williams, D-Bozeman, 56...
District 4 HRDC Victim Services is holding a raffle to benefit victim support services. The proceeds will go towards providing emergency hotel shelter, groceries for the victim and/or their children, travel expenses to flee to safety and more. “It’s about funding to provide life-saving measures to provide them resources that we offer,” said Shelter Manager Renae Miller. Tickets can be purchased by calling HRDC Victim Services at 265-6743. The purchase prices are indiv...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s 10 a.m. update was 36,968 with 1,013 new cases, just missing a new daily record. The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 1,421 with 414 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 52,024 with2,736 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 407. The number of recoveries was 23,300 and the number of active cases was 13,261. Local cases by county: Hill: 20 new cases, 970 t... Full story
The Governor of Jalisco pushed the Emergency Button. Only food stores and pharmacies are open for business. The numbers for COVID infections and deaths have doubled what they were a couple weeks ago and are rising daily. Like elsewhere, people were getting careless and complacent. Out here in the hinterlands, every day we hear of nearby deaths. Today, five in little San Marcos, just up the road. How is that possible? I feel like Joe Btfsplk from the long-gone comic strip,...
Havre Police Department A caller at a First Street West business reported Wednesday at 7:58 a.m. that vehicles in the parking lot had been ransacked and items taken. -- A vehicle crash was reported on First Street West Wednesday at 2:21 p.m. -- Wednesday at 5:17 p.m., a caller on Washington Avenue asked for assistance with their heat and thermometer. Hill County Sheriff's Office The sheriff's office dispatch log reported no arrests, summonses or investigations during the...
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public input on an environmental assessment for a proposed conservation easement on approximately 1,733 acres near Denton. FWP is inviting the public to review and comment on the draft EA and CE. The proposed CE, called the Everson Bench Conservation Easement, will protect and conserve in perpetuity mixed agricultural lands and sagebrush-grassland habitat adjoining the Coffee and Arrow Breaks in deer/elk hunting district 426. The proposed CE serves as a gateway to...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced that 20,000 Unemployment Insurance payments totaling over $7.5M were issued the week of Oct. 26-30, providing benefits to eligible Montanans. That figure includes regular UI benefits, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits, and Extended Benefits. Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation were issued for weeks claimed and not previously approved between UI weeks ending April 4 t...
Press release The Montana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet, a highlight of the MFBF Annual Convention, will take place next week, but with several changes. With the cancellation of the 2020 Montana Farm Bureau Convention in Billings due to COVID-19 restrictions in Yellowstone County, a new plan was devised to still encourage participation in the YF&R Discussion Meet. The Discussion Meet, which is open to Farm Bureau members age 18-35, is meant to simulate a committee meeting with ideas discussed and...
Press release WASHINGTON — The Extension Risk Management Education Program and U.S. Department of Agriculture are hosting a webinar Thursday, Nov. 12, for agricultural producers and professionals focused on livestock risk management. The webinar is free to attend and will provide information on livestock markets, price risk, and risk management options available through USDA. “We strongly encourage farmers and ranchers to attend this webinar,” USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey said. “The...
Press release Matt Wertheimer was recently promoted to chief lending officer at Independence Bank. As chief lending officer, Wertheimer will work closely with the vice presidents of lending leading business development efforts at our six branch locations in Havre, Conrad, Malta, Glasgow, Poplar, Scobey and the LPO/DPO in Great Falls. His focus will be on building business relationships with new and existing customers and lender development. Wetrheimer will continue to serve on...
There won't be a Brawl of the Wild in three weeks like there was supposed to be. But, if all goes according to plan in the Big Sky Conference, there will be two of them in 2021. Wednesday morning, the long-awaited Big Sky Conference 2020 schedule, which will actually be played out next spring, was announced, with the Brawl of the Wild set to take place March 27 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Of course, a Cat-Griz clash in the spring is unusual enough, but the game will also...
Montana is a state of high altitude terrain, no doubt about it. But, as it relates to cross country, the sport is raced around the state on much more flat areas, such as golf courses and parks. And to many runners on the Montana State University-Northern cross country team, that's exactly how they grew up racing. That, however, is not how Northern standout Field Soosloff trained prior to his arrival at Northern, or how he prepared for this season. No, when it comes to...
Prep Football Playoffs Class A Semifinals Saturday, Nov. 7 Laurel (6-1) at Hamilton (10-0), noon Miles City (6-2) at Billings Central (6-0), 1 p.m., at Lockwood Stadium Championship Nov. 13 or 14 TBD Class B Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 7 Columbus (5-4) at Glasgow (8-2), 1 p.m. Malta (6-1) at Manhattan (9-0), 1 p.m. Whitehall (6-2) at Fairfield (6-1), 1 p.m. Townsend (7-2) at Florence-Carlton (7-1), 1 p.m. Semifinals Nov. 13-14 TBD Championship Saturday, Nov. 21 TBD 8-Man...
